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Drachma

A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents.

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lepton 70% connected

A subatomic particle that does not experience the strong force

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Scruple 70% connected

A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.

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Ounce 70% connected

A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains.

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Drachm 92% connected

A drachma.

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Dram 92% connected

A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 g…

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